Bioinformatics Programmer 4 - UC Health Data Warehouse - FT - Day

at  UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE

Overview:
UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.
To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.
Responsibilities:

POSITION SUMMARY:

Incumbent is responsible for developing clinical data analysis and predictive modeling methodologies for the UC Data Discovery Platform (UCDDP) and for supporting clinical trials and research project management. Responsible for following the data, exploring diverse modeling approaches, and communicating results. Utilizes and develops algorithms, computational techniques, and statistical methodologies. Supports and implements customer needs in database queries, data analysis and integration. Maintains the computational infrastructure and tracks the flow of information. Uses bioinformatics tools to visualize data and translate and communicate results to leadership and constituency.
Qualifications:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to lead projects or portions of larger projects
• Ability to customize Business Intelligence tools to meet user needs
• Ability to translate business questions and requirements into reports, templates and analytical views
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Strong problem solving abilities, attention to detail, and ability to multitask
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or related field and/or combination of education and equivalent work experience
• Experience implementing models in R, python or other relevant languages
• Experience with clinical data query and analysis to extract insights to research questions
• Understanding of clinical data types and how to link data sets from diverse sources
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience developing models using clinical informatics and collaborating with clinical domain experts

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common Data Model (OMOP-CDM), and experience transforming data sets into OMOP schema
• Experience with management, analysis and collection of Real World Evidence (RWE) data to support RWE initiatives
• Experience working with very large clinical datasets
• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary teams
• Knowledge of University and medical center organizational structure, policies, procedures, and forms
• Experience working with the Databricks platform
  Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php
Closing Statement:
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI’s Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m

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